diff --git a/drivers/power/supply/bq25890_charger.c b/drivers/power/supply/bq25890_charger.c
index 9e862e2a99cf..c4a69fd69f34 100644
--- a/drivers/power/supply/bq25890_charger.c
+++ b/drivers/power/supply/bq25890_charger.c
@@ -878,17 +878,11 @@ static int bq25890_fw_probe(struct bq25890_device *bq)
 static int bq25890_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 			 const struct i2c_device_id *id)
 {
-	struct i2c_adapter *adapter = client->adapter;
 	struct device *dev = &client->dev;
 	struct bq25890_device *bq;
 	int ret;
 	int i;
 
-	if (!i2c_check_functionality(adapter, I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_BYTE_DATA)) {
-		dev_err(dev, "No support for SMBUS_BYTE_DATA\n");
-		return -ENODEV;
-	}
-
 	bq = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*bq), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!bq)
 		return -ENOMEM;